Bow sight

Abstract

A first horizontally opening U-shaped frame has the free ends of its legs independently adjustably supported, for longitudinal shifting, from an upstanding mounting member to define a bow sight window between the closed end of the frame and the mounting member. A thin, elongated upright sighting element has opposite ends supported from the legs of the frame for frictionally resisted shifting therealong and a second, larger, U-shaped frame is rigidly supported from the mounting member in position co-planer with and spaced from the first U-shaped frame for protection of the latter and the sighting element thereof against contact with adjacent objects. Further, the sighting element has a plurality of elevation indicating structures operatively associated therewith and spaced vertically therealong for indicating various selected points of elevation along the sighting element.

What is claimed as new is as follows: 
     
       1. In combination, a bow having a laterally opening sight window, a sight bracket supported from said bow and spaced forward of said window, a bow sight, said bow sight including an elongated upstanding mounting member mounted from said bracket, and at least substantially entirely inward of the inner extremity of said window, for adjustable vertical shifting of said mounting member relative to said bracket, first and second large and smaller generally horizontally opening U-shaped frames disposed in substantially the same vertical plane and each including a pair of generally parallel legs interconnected at one pair of corresponding ends by a bight portion extending therebetween, said smaller frame being disposed within and spaced from said first frame, said legs of each frame being mounted from said mounting member, at points spaced therealong, the legs of at least said smaller frame being mounted for independent adjustable horizontal longitudinal shifting of said legs laterally of said mounting member, said smaller frame including a thin upstanding sighting element extending between and supported from the legs of said smaller frame intermediate the bight portion thereof and said mounting member. 
     
     
       2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said sighting element includes a plurality of elevation indicating means operatively associated therewith for indicating various selected points of elevation along said sighting element. 
     
     
       3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said elevation indicating means each include means for independent elevational adjustment relative to said sighting element. 
     
     
       4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said elevation indicating means comprise bead-like members mounted on said sighting element in frictionally retained position thereon. 
     
     
       5. The combination of claim 2 wherein said smaller frame includes a rigid bar extending between the legs thereof closely adjacent the side of said mounting member facing toward said bight portion of said smaller frame, said elevation indicating means each including a thin generally horizontal elevation indicating element mounted from and extending between said rigid bar and the bight portion of said smaller frame. 
     
     
       6. The combination of claim 5 wherein each of said elevation indicating elements mounted from said rigid bar and said bight portion of said smaller frame is slidably, adjustably supported therefrom and frictionally retained in adjusted shifted position therealong. 
     
     
       7. The combination of claim 6 wherein the sighting element supported from the legs of said smaller frame is slidably, adjustably supported therefrom and frictionally retained in adjusted shifted position therealong. 
     
     
       8. A sight for vertical adjustable mounting from an upstanding bow supported sight bracket, said sight including an elongated upstanding mounting member including mounting means adapting said mounting member for vertical adjustable mounting from said sight bracket, first and second large and smaller generally horizontally opening U-shaped frames disposed in substantially the sam vertical plane and each including a pair of generally parallel legs interconnected at one pair of corresponding ends by a bight portion extending therebetween, said smaller frame being disposed within and spaced from said first frame, said legs of each frame being mounted from said mounting member, at points spaced therealong, the legs of at least said smaller frame being mounted for independent adjustable horizontal longitudinal shifting of said legs laterally of said mounting member, said smaller frame including a thin upstanding sighting element extending between and supported from the legs of said smaller frame intermediate the bight portion thereof and said mounting member. 
     
     
       9. The sight of claim wherein said sighting element includes a plurality of elevation indicating means operatively associated therewith for indicating various selected points of elevation along said sighting element. 
     
     
       10. The sight of claim 9 wherein said elevation indicating means each include means for independent elevational adjustment relative to said sighting element. 
     
     
       11. The sight of claim 1 wherein said elevation indicating means comprise bead-like members mounted on said sighting element in frictionally retained position thereon. 
     
     
       12. The sight of claim 9 wherein said smaller frame includes a rigid bar extending between the legs thereof closely adjacent the side of said mounting member facing toward said bight portion of said smaller frame, said elevation indicating means each including a thin generally horizontal elevation indicating element mounted from and extending between said rigid bar and the bight portion of said smaller frame. 
     
     
       13. The sight of claim 12 wherein each of said elevation indicating elements mounted from said rigid bar and said bight portion of said smaller frame is slidably, adjustably supported therefrom and frictionally retained in adjusted shifted position therealong. 
     
     
       14. The sight of claim 12 wherein the sighting element supported from the legs of said smaller frame is slidably, adjustably supported therefrom and frictionally retained in adjusted shifted position therealong. 
     
     
       15. The sight of claim 12 wherein said elevation indicating elements each comprise an elongated tension member having opposite ends anchored relative to said bight portion and bar and slidably adjustably positionable therealong. 
     
     
       16. The sight of claim 8 wherein said sighting element includes an elongated tension member having opposite ends secured to and slidingly adjustably positionable along said legs of said smaller frame.